Historical Kamakura’s Egara-tenjin Shrine Tomoko Kamishima Kamakura’s Egara-tenjin Shrine (and indeed ALL tenjin shrines) is unique... In Kamakura 200 years later, things were still so bad that this shrine
10 Temples & Shrines Kamakura’s Zuisen-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Zuisen-ji Temple has a Zen rock garden designed by Muso Soseki who was not only a high level Zen Buddhist monk but also a Zen artist...
12 Temples & Shrines Kamakura's Hongaku-ji Temple Larry Knipfing Hongaku-ji Temple in Kamakura features an impressive old bell, lotus in pots in the summer, and a festival on New Year's Eve that includes eating and drinking
10 Gardens & Parks Kita-Kamakura's Tokeiji Temple Josef Diermair Tokei-ji Temple is located in North-Kamakura and is famous for its flower garden and its many precious decorative articles from different epochs of history
9 Temples & Shrines Kamakura’s Joraku-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Joraku-ji Temple was established in 1237 by the 3rd Regent of the Kamakura Shogunate, Hojo Yasutoki who created the first set of codes for Samurai society
12 Street & Urban Kamakura’s Kaizo-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima Three temples are famous for their crabapple trees in Kamakura: Myohon-ji... Kaizo-ji is a bit far from JR Kamakura Station, but if you come to Kamakura
11 Temples & Shrines Kamakura's Kosoku-ji Temple Tomoko Kamishima It blooms at almost the same time as cherry blossoms in Kamakura.